Watch the movie Iron and Silk on the SYSU intranet.
China is always changing but China never changes.
Front Stage culture changes rapidly. Back Stage cultures changes at a snail’s pace.
Identify the changes in TEFL since Mark Salzman taught in China and identify those things that have not changed.
Post your comments.
STUDENTS OF HOLISTIC ENGLISH ARE WELCOME TO POST AFTER YOUR FINAL EXAM IS FINISHED AND NOT BEFORE.
Xinyang Agricultural College
“Our new spoken classroom at the school 2-302. It’s different from other classroom. New Oral indeed different from the previous classroom, very English atmosphere. We like it.” Venus Class: 06-business 1 NO: 067013119
“First I am very appreciate [...]
MERRY CHRISTMAS
December 25, 2009
THE REAL STORY OF CHRISTMAS
http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm
Jesus is a Jew and if you wish to know more about Jewish Culture and history, the SYSU intranet has the following movies: http://engedu.sysu.edu.cn/graduate/film.asp?typeid=12
The Ten Commandments
Ben Hur
The King of [...]
QUALIFIED TEACHERS, BACKPACKERS, WHITE MONKEYS
THE DISINTEGRATION PROCESS
In 1978, when China first opened its door to the outside world, China recruited high quality foreign teachers like Mark Salzman, a Yale University graduate, to teach English as a foreign language (EFL) at the university level.
As China expanded the English curriculum to middle schools, the demand for foreign [...]
November 3, 2010 UPDATE:
WANTED: Retired Foreign Teachers Age 60 – 65 for September 2011 (Apply now)
Zhejiang SciTech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
International Office: Fanny ZSTU <fanny.gf@163.com>
June 26, 2010
There is great confusion amongst foreigners about the Chinese age limitation of 60 for foreign teachers to receive a Foreign Expert Certificate (FEC), a legal prerequisite to employment in [...]
UPDATE July 25, 2010
Foreign English teachers who want to teach in a Chinese University, now is the time to send electronic resumes.
University Foreign Affairs Offices that are understaffed and overburdened are just now finishing repatriation of last year’s foreign teachers. Now they have time to recruit foreign teachers for September 2010. Of course these are [...]
Holistic English Goals
In the Holistic English Program we do NOT teach English language or English culture.
We facilitate English communication at whatever level the students find themselves capable. There is no individual mandatory accomplishment level to be obtained. In other words, the academic pressure is completely off.
The goals of Holistic English, in their order of priority [...]
MARKETING
Rainmaker
Thank You For Not Smoking
The Constant Gardner
Wal Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
McLibel
Jerry Maguire (sports marketing)
Ted Koppel documentary on China-US trade
Thank You For Smoking
THE STUDENTS HAVE SPOKEN
BUT IS ANYONE LISTENING?
Chinese teachers, teaching English as a foreign language, to Chinese students, in Chinese, in China; supplemented by young and inexperienced foreign white monkeys who play the guitar and teach songs and games, while experienced native English teachers over 60 years of age are routinely rejected by National [...]
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